Modern Healthcare April 28, 2017
In the largest and most comprehensive initiative of its kind, the public-private Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) last fall announced results from a nationwide effort measuring adoption of alternative payment models (APMs) by both commercial and public health plans. The findings estimated that nearly a quarter of payments would be in APMs in 2016, including 41% for Medicare Advantage and 22% for commercial payments. Importantly, this historic effort paves the way for future APM measurement—including an upcoming 2017 LAN initiative—as health plans address rising costs by shifting to smarter spending with better health outcomes.
For the first time ever, the 2016 measurement effort brought together public and private payers to improve our collective understanding of the state...
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